International Women's Day 2023

Pipo around di world dey celebrate International Women's Day on 8 March, and we look into wen e start, why and oda mata around dis annual celebration.

Di Fifa Women's World Cup for 2023 dey newly expanded, and 36 teams dey take part. Dis day for di Gregorian calendar, na March 8 - and dis na wen dem dey celebrate am today. For November 2022, di European Parliament pass one law after one 10-year battle to ensure say more women dey represented on publicly traded companies' boards by July 2026. Di UN theme for 2023 na "DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality". For June 24, 2022, di US Supreme Court overturn Roe v Wade, one historic piece of legislation wey protect di right to abortion for American women. "Woman, life, freedom" na di slogan of di protests. Di colours originate from di Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) for di UK for 1908, dem tok. For Iran, na di death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini spark protests. Dem make tins official for 1975 wen di United Nations start to dey celebrate di day. Dem don ban women and girls from higher education, working most jobs outside dia home, travelling long distances witout male driver, and dem instruct women to cover dia faces for public. Di idea to make di day international come from one woman called Clara Zetkin, communist activist and advocate for women's rights. She bin suggest di idea for 1910 for one International Conference of Working Women for Copenhagen.

March 8 is International Women's Day, and as we honor the women in our lives, here are some quotes and messages from around the world to get you inspired.

When a woman gives her opinion, she’s a bitch.” - Bette Davies The rest is merely tenacity.” – Amelia Earhart “Feminism isn’t simply about being a woman in a position of power. And, when you’re knocked down, get right back up and never listen to anyone who says you can’t or shouldn’t go on.” – Hillary Clinton “My mother told me to be a lady. But I think it’s more interesting that in real life, things aren’t exactly the way you planned.” - Naomi Osaka In a perfect dream, things would be set exactly the way you would want them. “Think like a queen. “Equity isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have. And, when you stumble, keep faith. International Women’s Day (IWD) is being celebrated around the world today, 8 March as it has for more than a century since it began in 1911. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” – Oprah Winfrey

International Women's Day always falls on 8th March and honours women's societal and economical accomplishments whilst also raising awareness about gender ...

The 2023 theme is to get the world talking about why equal opportunities aren’t enough, given that everyone is from completely different backgrounds and has different circumstances. This year, the theme of International Women’s Day is #EmbraceEquity, which is different to equality. International Women’s Day’s 2023 theme is all about embracing equity.